Could you take a look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180148392054&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:PIC&ih=008
and tell me if anyone thinks this is a chinese fake. I am considering it
for my type set as a trade dollar example.
Yep!! But, (a big caveat here), you need to know your material and the
market. Here's one way to proceed. Let's say you are perusing ebay. I
would suggest that you follow these steps: - Only purchase coins that
are slabbed by pcgs, ngc, anacs, pci, s...
I was pleased to see the universal reaction to cleaning coins. Let me
offer one possibility. Has anyone used a soapy water solution and an
ultrasonic cleaner like jewelers use. Candidly removing surface dirt and
grime is okay with me, but as most poi...
I do not collect Morgan dollars and thus there is a lot I don;t know.
However, Q. David Bowers, a long time dealer and expert noted several
decades ago that the 1880-s, 1881-s and 1882-s were the best sources of
prooflike, mirror specimens. I would a...
